DJ Sumbody, a popular South African music producer and Amapiano hitmaker, has died, glamsquad reports.
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The hitmaker was assassinated in the early hours of November 20 in Johannesburg.
According to local news outlets, DJ Sumbody and his entourage were traveling on Woodmead Road when unidentified shooters accosted them and sprayed them with bullets.
After being caught in a hail of bullets, the entertainer and one of his bodyguards were killed instantly.
After miraculously surviving the barrage of bullets, a third person, believed to be one of DJ Sumbody’s bodyguards, is in critical condition.
DJ Sumbody was scheduled to perform at the All White Veuve Clicquot Picnic on Sunday before the attack.
The motive for the murderous attack on DJ Sumbody and his entourage is unknown.
Confirming the attack, Gauteng police said they are looking for suspects and investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting in Woodmead.
Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo issued the following statement:
“At around 12.30 a.m., police received a report of a shooting on Woodmead Drive.” When police arrived on the scene, they discovered two people with gunshot wounds inside a VW Golf. On the scene, both victims, a driver and a passenger, were pronounced dead.
“According to reports, the third victim, who was driving a BMW X5, was taken to the nearest medical care facility after suffering gunshot wounds.”
“Gauteng acting provincial commissioner Major-General Tommy Mthombeni has deployed all available resources to track down the perpetrators of this shooting.”
“Police urge anyone with information that can assist in the investigation or apprehension of the suspects to call the crime stop number or report to the nearest police station.” Anonymous information can also be provided via my SAPS App, which can be downloaded from any smartphone.”
